
Strictly Ballroom
1992 · Movie · PG · 94 min · ★ 6.6 · 80% critics
A young ballroom dancer risks everything by breaking strict competition rules and trying bold new steps. When his usual partnership falls apart, he teams up with an unlikely new partner, and together they train under pressure while facing skeptical family, judges, and a ballroom world that demands conformity.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-08-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (379 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a feel-good, flamboyant dance rom-com with lots of competition energy and big personalities; Not for you if you dislike campy exaggeration, obvious story turns, or romance clichés like in Grease.
Pros: energetic dance sequences; witty, campy humor; catchy music | Cons: predictable romance beats; heavy-handed clichés; uneven drama-comedy mix
Themes
- dance
- husband wife relationship
- dancer
- parent child relationship
- transformation
- dance competition
- revelation
- musical
- based on play or musical
- partner
- flashback
- ballroom dancing
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 1992
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 1992
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1992
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 1992
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 1992
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- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 1992
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 1992
- Australian Film Institute Award — Best Screenplay · 1992
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 1992 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 1992 · nominated
- Australian Film Institute Award — Best Screenplay · 1992 · nominated
Cast & crew

Paul Mercurio
as Scott Hastings

Tara Morice
as Fran

Bill Hunter
as Barry Fife

Pat Thomson
as Shirley Hastings

Gia Carides
as Liz Holt
- PW
Peter Whitford
as Les Kendall

Barry Otto
as Doug Hastings
- JH
John Hannan
as Ken Railings

Sonia Kruger
as Tina Sparkle

Kris McQuade
as Charm Leachman
Directed by Baz Luhrmann